ALB and Hypoalbuminemia: In another study performed in Japan, analyzing elders in geriatric institutions with theobjective of evaluating the relation between serum albumin, anthropometrics and scoresof Activities of Daily Life (ADL) and checking at the same time if the albumin level of3,5 mg/dL as normal for elders, the researchers found that this parameter should not beused in patients with low daily life activities, as it would elevate malnutritiondiagnoses, and also that hypoalbuminemia is directly related to the worsening ofcomplications during hospitalization.16